Help- lost communication with my midi controller

lora3555 · Messages: 21 Registration: 28.06.2012

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I just did a start-drive reformat / full re-install. For some reason, Reaper is not responding to my X-Session midi controller. (I never had a problem before) The X-session does not come with a driver, it's supposed to be plug&play. Reaper sees something called "USB Audio Device" and I have this enabled, but I don't know if that's it or not. ----------- In the PC's Device-Manager, there are yellow arrows for "PCI Device" and "USB Device" - I assume the latter is my X-session, but why would there be a missing driver, when there IS no driver? Is this a missing system driver? If so, what do I do? -thanks

rad303030 · Messages: 8 Registration: 09.05.2012

Hi, you can find drivers for the x-session . hth Blechi

Tu-sia · Messages: 8 Registration: 12.10.2010

Thanks, Blechi - But I have an X-Session, not an X-Session Pro. THe regular X-Session HAS no driver, it is plug&play. that's what's so odd. I never had this problem before. It's as if the Windows native driver isn't installed, but I did a full SP3 update. Anyone have any other ideas?

Annushk@ · Messages: 32 Registration: 05.12.2010

are there any free apps that would make it easy to see if the midi keyboard is showing up?

NYUSHCA · Messages: 2 Registration: 09.08.2010

i seem to have this problem too sometimes... i hve to restart the controller or unplug it and plug it back in.... never tried to see if it shows up in another proggie tho

kisses · Messages: 8 Registration: 11.08.2009

Midi keyboard is communicating, as is my midi-to-usb adapter. It's only the X-Session that is not. When I uplug-replug, I get the hardware manager, but again: THERE IS NO DRIVER REQUIRED for this unit. This is absolutely bizarre, and I have a gig tonight. Clock is ticking... This must be a Windows issue, but how to fix it?

KURA · Messages: 139 Registration: 07.11.2008

Kons, tThat device IS enabled, but no communication from the X-Session. -and I've been battling problems for 2 months. --------------------------------- ANY IDEAS OUT THERE? I dumped & re-installed all the native Windows usb-drivers. The device-manager's yellow arrow is gone. If I unplug-replug the X-session, a prompt tells me that the device is connected and ready for use. Reaper now sees the following in the Midi Devices - Inputs window: My Lynx audio card. (functioning) My midi keyboard (functioning) "Usb Audio device" "Usb Audio device 2" They are all enabled for midi-control.. Reaper STILL isn't seeing my X-Session's cc info, and I tried a brand new one as well. .

Randomize · Messages: 8 Registration: 01.11.2009

Update:

murano-sana · Messages: 8 Registration: 15.06.2010

Wel, I finally figured it out, with thanks to all. The yellow ? in my Device Manager was indeed a missing system driver. (the one used for my X-Session, so it can be plug&play.) After that, it turns out I had a corrupt instance of Reaper. I deleated it & re-installed, opened the same exact session, and all is well. Go figure! -But thanks again to you all, as always.